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Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb, 1711, by William Wagstaffe; The Knave of Hearts, 1787, by George Canning
Language
en
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Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2007-07-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the authors
George Canning
1770–1827
A brilliant speaker with a sharp wit, this British statesman rose to become foreign secretary and, for a brief final stretch, prime minister. His career sat at the heart of the fierce political struggles of the Napoleonic era and the changing shape of Britain’s role in the world.
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William Wagstaffe
1685–1725
Remembered as a sharp-witted early 18th-century English physician, he wrote on medicine, religion, and politics with a lively, argumentative style. His short life still left enough of a mark for his collected works to be published after his death.
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